Liberating WW2 Naples: triumph and tragedy

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🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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When Allied forces arrived in Naples in October 1943, they found a city on its knees. Already ravaged by three years of war, Naples had been further decimated by German occupiers and now faced a desperate battle to get back on its feet as the Second World War continued to unfold around it. In this episode, the historian Keith Lowe joins Rob Attar to explore the story of the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies – a tale of ingenuity and heroism, immorality and despair. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:54.4	When Allied forces arrived in Naples in October 1943, they found a city on its knees. Already ravaged by three years of war,
2:05.5	Naples had been further decimated by German occupiers and now faced a desperate battle to
2:11.8	get back on its feet as the Second World War continued to unfold around it.
2:20.4	In his new book, Naples, 1944,
2:26.4	the historian Keith Lowe tells the story of the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies,
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